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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1156 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
WEST COAST AND THE GULF WATERS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA IS MOVING SLIGHTLY FASTER...WITH AN INCREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. NO CHANGES TO EXPECTED IMPACTS.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF FLORIDA WEST WEST COAST AND
THE GULF OF MEXICO.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
LEVY...CITRUS...HERNANDO...PASCO...PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...
MANATEE...SARASOTA...DESOTO AND CHARLOTTE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF FLORIDA WEST COAST AND THE GULF OF MEXICO.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT
BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.0N...LONGITUDE 86.3W. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH
OR 10 DEGREES AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE MAIN THREATS WITH TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL BE HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FLOODING ALONG WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 4 TO 7 INCHES FROM SARASOTA COUNTY
NORTHWARD WITH AROUND 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED SOUTH OF SARASOTA
COUNTY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND 10 INCHES COULD OCCUR.
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OFFSHORE WITH
ISOLATED TORNADOES EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...PRODUCING
HIGH SEAS AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH SOME MODERATE
WATER LEVEL RISE.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME THAT IS NOT WELL-ANCHORED...LEAVE IT FOR
MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE
TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN AROUND 3 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

FLZ039-042-048>051-055-060>062-070400-
/O.CON.KTBW.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-
DESOTO-CHARLOTTE-
1156 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 49 PERCENT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...WITH THE BEST CHANCE
OCCURRING THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS
POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. MINOR DAMAGE MAY
OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS
INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY
WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY
BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
RESULTING IN WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MSL OR WORST CASE
FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE
WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE ACROSS AREAS FROM TAMPA BAY NORTHWARD. SOUTH
OF TAMPA BAY...WATER LEVELS COULD REACH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA
LEVEL WITH 1 TO 2 FEET OF INUNDATION POSSIBLE IN THE SURGE ZONE.

AREAS ALONG THE NATURE COAST ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE
GREATEST COASTAL FLOODING POTENTIAL FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE LOW-LYING AREAS
AROUND CEDAR KEY AND YANKEETOWN.

$$

GMZ830-850-853-856-870-873-876-070400-
/O.CON.KTBW.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TAMPA BAY WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
1156 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION
THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 60 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS
TO 55 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE UP TO 15 FEET.


...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR WATERSPOUTS WITH TROPICAL
STORM ANDREA FROM THE CURRENT TIME THROUGH THURSDAY.

$$

CARLISLE




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